Buckman promoted

by whiteyball on Jun 20, 2007 7:08 AM EDT

According to the QC Times, Brandon Buckman has been promoted to Palm Beach to replace Mark Hamilton who has been promoted to Springfield. Here is the link:
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/06/20/sports/doc4678c0ffc100c945942119.txt

It is nice to see that we have some prospects that are playing well enough that they deserve to move up.

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pretty good slate of 1st basemen in this system

joe mather at triple A; hamilton at double A; buckman at high A. hamilton can't play a lick of outfield, but if he hits well at double A he becomes good trade bait. mather can play the outfield, so if he hits he has a chance to stick.

by lboros on Jun 20, 2007 9:02 AM EDT reply actions

1st Base

It's nice to know the position our system is stocked up in, is also the position that will most likely not be needed knock on wood

by billyhoyel on Jun 20, 2007 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Mather

I really think/hope Mather is worked more in the OF than at 1B. He's got a bat that can help the big club soon, isn't bad as an OF, and with Schu getting the call to the bigs they can slide Ank into CF and Mather to a corner spot.

by mateodh on Jun 20, 2007 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

But then...

What do you do with Stavinoha?

by whopperman on Jun 20, 2007 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

something like this...

LF Stavinoha
CF Ankiel
RF Mather

by mateodh on Jun 20, 2007 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions

And...

kick J-Rod to the curb?

by whopperman on Jun 20, 2007 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

JRod...

he'll get his PT just like he did when we had an OF of Ankiel, Schumaker and Stavinoha.

by mateodh on Jun 21, 2007 3:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Well...

If by that you mean use a four-man outfield where each one plays three out of four, then yeah.

They didn't have Ankiel, Schumaker, and Stavinoha out there together all that often.

by whopperman on Jun 21, 2007 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Buckman!

Okay, quick... Everybody back on the bandwagon... Now back off... Back on... Now dance!

by Alxfritz on Jun 20, 2007 9:24 AM EDT reply actions

Allen craig

Had similar stats to Hamilton, any idea when he gets the call to move up?

by Hammondsbird on Jun 20, 2007 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

check the montly breakdown

Allen was hot in April/early May. Hamilton's been hot in June.

Hamilton is swinging the better bat at the moment.

by azruavatar on Jun 20, 2007 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

All the same, Craig...

really has no one of importance blocking him at Springfield.

by mateodh on Jun 20, 2007 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd love to see them scrap Richardson and move

Craig up but he is dithering at the moment. So I understand the logic (even if I'm not a Hamilton believer).

by azruavatar on Jun 20, 2007 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Sure, he's not raking like he was in April

but an .842 OPS in June is not too shabby. Tempted to rush a 22 year-old 8th-rounder out of college on the left side of the infield with a bat.

There's also a Juan dating the girl I like...

by mateodh on Jun 20, 2007 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Good call

Thanks

by Hammondsbird on Jun 20, 2007 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

Saw him last night..

Went to the Midwest League All-Star game last night in Kane County & saw Buckman go 2-3 with a ringing double to right center. His single was a shot between 1st & 2nd.
Tall guy, but I guess you all already knew that.
Everytime he was up I yelled, "Bring us something in a trade!!!"... The children behind me giggled...

by glamboomer on Jun 20, 2007 7:07 PM EDT reply actions